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Perdue, Bev. Press Release, 2009-11-17, $2.4 Million in Federal AmeriCorps Grants Available to Nonprofit and Government Agencies

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
November 20 , 2009
Contact: Kennetha Smith
Office: (919) 733-5612
$2.4 Million in Federal AmeriCorps Grants Available to Nonprofit and Government Agencies
Workshop Offered in Wilmington to Assist Organizations with Applications
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue announced more than $2.4 million in federal AmeriCorps grants available for North Carolina educational, nonprofit and government agencies that work to address education, mentoring, clean energy/environment, healthy futures, veterans, economic opportunities and other human service needs. The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, located in the Governor’s Office, will coordinate grant distribution.
Grant applications are due to the N.C. Volunteer Commission by noon on Feb. 26, 2010. Application forms are available on the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism’s Web site, www.volunteernc.org, or by calling the Commission at 919-715-3470 or 800-820-4483. Grants will be awarded based on community support, program design, organizational capacity, budget adequacy, sustainability and documented goals.
To apply, interested organizations must attend a training and technical assistance session, which discusses components of a successful AmeriCorps application including administrative regulations and policies as well as program and reporting requirements. The next workshop will be held in Wilmington on Wednesday, Dec. 2. To register and to find out specific information about this workshop, e-mail Tim Kelly, Training Officer, at Tim.Kelly@nc.gov, or call 919-715-2279 by Monday, Nov. 30. Fiscal and programming staff are strongly encouraged to attend.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
November 20 , 2009
Contact: Kennetha Smith
Office: (919) 733-5612
$2.4 Million in Federal AmeriCorps Grants Available to Nonprofit and Government Agencies
Workshop Offered in Wilmington to Assist Organizations with Applications
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue announced more than $2.4 million in federal AmeriCorps grants available for North Carolina educational, nonprofit and government agencies that work to address education, mentoring, clean energy/environment, healthy futures, veterans, economic opportunities and other human service needs. The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, located in the Governor’s Office, will coordinate grant distribution.
Grant applications are due to the N.C. Volunteer Commission by noon on Feb. 26, 2010. Application forms are available on the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism’s Web site, www.volunteernc.org, or by calling the Commission at 919-715-3470 or 800-820-4483. Grants will be awarded based on community support, program design, organizational capacity, budget adequacy, sustainability and documented goals.
To apply, interested organizations must attend a training and technical assistance session, which discusses components of a successful AmeriCorps application including administrative regulations and policies as well as program and reporting requirements. The next workshop will be held in Wilmington on Wednesday, Dec. 2. To register and to find out specific information about this workshop, e-mail Tim Kelly, Training Officer, at Tim.Kelly@nc.gov, or call 919-715-2279 by Monday, Nov. 30. Fiscal and programming staff are strongly encouraged to attend.